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Watkins Glen · United States Of America

Watkins Glen

Watkins Glen International. Permanent track. Clockwise circuit. Hosted 20 Grands Prix between 1961 and 1980.

20Grands Prix
5.435Length (km)
11Corners
331Altitude (m)
1956Opened

The layout

The colour shows how tight each stretch is: pale on the straights, deep in the slow corners. It is measured in degrees of turn per 110 metres of track, on the same scale for every circuit.

FINISH
StraightTight corner

Sinuosity: 66° per 110 m. It ranks 31 of 40 for speed among the circuits with a drawn layout.

Geometry: the bacinger/f1-circuits project (GeoJSON, MIT licence), matched to this circuit by coordinates. The chequered flag marks the finish line. Length per that source: 5,430 m.

Kings of this track

The drivers with most wins here.

1Jim Clark3 wins
2Graham Hill3 wins
3Jackie Stewart2 wins
4Carlos Reutemann2 wins
5James Hunt2 wins
6Innes Ireland1 win
7Jochen Rindt1 win
8Emerson Fittipaldi1 win
9François Cevert1 win
10Ronnie Peterson1 win

Every Grand Prix here

YearGrand PrixWinnerTeamPoleLaps
1980United StatesAlan JonesWilliamsBruno Giacomelli59
1979United StatesGilles VilleneuveFerrariAlan Jones59
1978United StatesCarlos ReutemannFerrariMario Andretti59
1977United StatesJames HuntMcLarenJames Hunt59
1976United StatesJames HuntMcLarenJames Hunt59
1975United StatesNiki LaudaFerrariNiki Lauda59
1974United StatesCarlos ReutemannBrabhamCarlos Reutemann59
1973United StatesRonnie PetersonLotusRonnie Peterson59
1972United StatesJackie StewartTyrrellJackie Stewart59
1971United StatesFrançois CevertTyrrellJackie Stewart59
1970United StatesEmerson FittipaldiLotusJacky Ickx108
1969United StatesJochen RindtLotusJochen Rindt108
1968United StatesJackie StewartMatraMario Andretti108
1967United StatesJim ClarkLotusGraham Hill108
1966United StatesJim ClarkLotusJack Brabham108
1965United StatesGraham HillBRMGraham Hill110
1964United StatesGraham HillBRMJim Clark110
1963United StatesGraham HillBRMGraham Hill110
1962United StatesJim ClarkLotusJim Clark100
1961United StatesInnes IrelandLotusJack Brabham100

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